17.29 million. That is the amount of electric cars and plug -in hybrids that, according to Autovista24they were sold last year. Suppose we take all those cars and reduce them to ten. What brands would be the most popular? Surely, don’t surprise us to find Tesla, Byd or BMW, but what will get attention is that of those ten cars that we have in front, six are Chinese.
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The cast. According to the data of EV volumeslast year the electric cars represented 62.5% of the total electrified vehicles sold globally. PHEV, AKA plug -in hybrids, 37.5%. It is a sensitive change compared to the previous year, when the percentages were 69.3% and 30.7%, respectively.
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The list. The crown, of course, is for China byd with a 22.2% market share. It follows, and from afar, Tesla with 10.3%. It is the maximum exponent of the Western electric car, since BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz just add up to 8% between the three. The rest of the brands are from China, as reflected in the graph shared by Rest of the World:
Global Electric Car market share | Image: Rest of the World
Normal. That China leads this ranking is completely normal, especially if we take into account that, So far this year58.1% of electric car records and 70.1% of plug -in hybrids have been in China. In the United States, which is the second country in the ranking, the figures are 9.5% and 5.2%, respectively. Spain does not appear in the electric cars ranking, but in hybrids with 1.6%.
China had, and has everything necessary to eat the electric car market. Has a government that offers incentives for adoptioneconomic resources that They are invested in high -level infrastructure, competitive prices derived from the two above factors, supply chains and, something important, The production of about 80% of lithium batteries.
International expansion. The most obvious success case is that of Byd, which in just a few years He has managed to overcome Tesla In sales. In China, meanwhile, Tesla is the third best selling brand with a 5.9% share. Byd dominates with a 31.4% quota followed, very far from Wuling (6%).
The next natural step was, of course, expanding to the rest of the world and that happens, in the first instance, through Europe. The company’s idea is that 50% of its sales come from our market, which is why it wants to establish factories in Hungary and Türkiye. Other brands such as Omoda, Jaecoo and Mg They have also opted strong for our borders.
Best -selling electric cars worldwide | Image: Highway24
The best selling is still Tesla, but … The photo changes even more if we look The best -selling electric cars listbecause on that list only one brand competes (and strong) against China: Tesla. Elon Musk’s signature stays with gold and silver thanks to his Tesla Model and and Model 3that so far this year have been the best -selling Bevs. All others are signed by Chinese brands, highlighting Byd, Geely and, curiously, Xiaomi, whose Xiaomi Su7 It has been the sixth best -selling electric car of the year.
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